Every 10lbs of Muscle you put on burns an extra 500 calories a day. Putting on Muscle is the key to keeping weight off. Cardio only burns calories while you are working out. Muscle keeps burning even when you are not. You should do both and you might find you can stop doing so much cardio all...
I go to the DFH Brewery a lot and that thing is amazing. It is an absolute must try, at least once, if you like hops. As to article on the DFH website points out - I had a pint of 90 minute run through randall and it was amazing..